recovery disc using the fix R stage from within reinstall windows stage

read the entire 5 page report on this and I followed all of it .. I was having a problem with "NTLDR missing" .. and needed to boot from the recovery disc and install these two files for 'ntldr missing' to be fixed .. I went into the 'fix R' stage from 'install XP windows' page .. and strange as it seems it just grabbed the files from the disc and 15 seconds later rebooted into the windows logo .....

I am trying to install Windows 7 on an older Dell XPS 400 that came with Windows XP installed. Unfortunately when I cleaned up the computer I erased and lost the pre-installed XP. The XP came pre-installed and I do not have a diskette to reinstall it. The reason I need to do this is because my Windows 7 program looks for it in order ti install over it. Can anyone think of a way to (a) get a copy of XP on diskette or (b) to get around this problem another way. Thanks for any help.

I've used this procedure more than once since I read this article. It worked perfectly each time and instantly refreshed and speeded up my old XP system. I printed it out and have it on a shelf in my computer desk for easy access when needed. All it takes is the ability to follow very easily understood instructions. Probably the most useful thing I've ever read, ;)

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